bag (redirected from fecal bag)

bag (bag) sac; a flexible container.

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colostomy bag  a bag worn over the stoma to receive fecal discharge after colostomy.

ileostomy bag  a plastic or latex bag attached to the body for collection of urine or fecal material after ileostomy or cystoplasty.

Politzer's bag  a soft bag of rubber for inflating the auditory tube.

bag of waters  popular name for the amniotic sac.

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bag (bg)

n.

An anatomical sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.

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bag

a sac or pouch. A farmer's term for udder.

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bag-in-a-bottle

a basic form of ventilator used in gaseous anesthesia in which an expandable bag is enclosed in a bottle. Injection or extraction of air in the bottle causes expansion and contraction of the bag and controls ventilation.

Douglas bag

a receptacle for the collection of expired air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases.

fecal bag

strapped to an animal in such a way as to catch the fecal output. Used in experimental work or clinical investigation in ambulatory animals especially sheep.

hard bag

a name given to the udder induration seen with some cases of maedi.

sterilizing bag

any of several types of paper or plastic bags used to package individual instruments in the autoclaving process.

urine bag

a bag strapped to the animal, usually an ambulatory sheep, in such a way as to collect the total urinary output.

bag of waters

the membranes enclosing the amniotic fluid and the developing fetus in utero.